Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before Dec 2026
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 86
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Montréal, Canada
Disciplines
Music
Overview
Features
- Music - Musicology students at McGill University refine their musical language and artistic voice through private instruction with some of Canada's most accomplished composers, all of whom have distinguished themselves through high-profile commissions, performances, recordings, and awards.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Comprehensive Examinations
- Colloquium
- History of Music Theory
- General Examinations
- Doctoral Composition Tutorial
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: 3
- GRE: Required
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 86
Other requirements
General requirements
- Personal Statement. Describe your reasons for applying to this program at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. Include qualifications, qualities or circumstances that are significant. Outline your educational and professional goals, your expectations of the program and your perception of your own strengths and weaknesses (one page, PDF format).
- Curriculum Vitae. An overview of your experience and other qualifications, including employment, academic credentials, publications, honours, awards, contributions and significant achievements (PDF format).
- Research Proposal. Outline the research path(s) you want to pursue during this program (two pages, PDF format).
- Thesis Abstract or Summary (optional). If you have completed or are completing a Master's thesis (PDF format).
- Written Work
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Applies to you) — Non-residents: 18,762 AUD / year (≈ 18,604 CAD / year)
- Domestic (Applies to you) — Citizens or residents: 3,052 AUD / year (≈ 3,026 CAD / year)
Living costs
Montréal, Canada: 1,083–1,774 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
McGill University is committed to provide financial support for graduate education. Through Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) and other academic units, McGill is working to increase the number of student fellowships and scholarships, exploring new avenues for student support, and making it easier to disburse existing funds. Our competitive funding support offers, coupled with Montreal's low cost of living, makes graduate studies at McGill a wise educational investment.
Scholarships
PhD scholarship opportunities for Music - Musicology include:
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — U.S. government
- DFL Scholarship Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — Daughters for Life Foundation (Need-based)
- International Peace Scholarship Fund — Grant: 12,500 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — The International Peace Scholarship Fund (Need-based)
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship — Grant: 50,000 CAD — Deadline: Not specified — Canadian Government
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — ServiceScape
- Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program — Grant: 7,000 CAD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — Canadian Government (Merit-based)
- ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3,500 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation (Merit-based)
- Monthly Scholarship Series — Grant: 1,000 USD — Deadline: Anytime — MPOWER Financing
- Niara Scholarships — Grant: 500 CAD — Deadline: Anytime — Niara (Merit-based)
- P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) — Grant: 12,500 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — The International Peace Scholarship Fund
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Grant: 6,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — Amber Scholar (Merit-based)
- Organization of American States Academic Scholarships Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — Canadian Government
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant: 1,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — IvyPanda (Merit-based)
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — Voice Talent Online
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — Salvado Law (Merit-based)
- Traditional Fulbright Canada Student Awards — Grant: 25,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — U.S. government
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — Anonymous Hope Fund (Need-based)
- Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (CFSP) — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — Government Of Canada
- CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholarship — Grant: 100,000 CAD — Deadline: Not specified — Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) (Merit-based)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1,500 USD — Deadline: Not specified — IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12,000 USD — Deadline: [contact details available in the full listing] — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
